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How to have the enviable cell phone
We all remember the massive creations that were the first portable phones. Most people have owned a “bag phone” at...
Your smartphone could be hacking your life
The smartphone is a tricky device and sometimes the lines between master and servant are blurred. On one hand we...
#Infographic: The evolution of the mobile phone
It's hard to remember what the world was like when you had to use a land line at your house...
First cell phone television ad from 1989
Okay, so we probably shouldn't have used a jolly Don Draper cartoon as the featured image for this piece, but...
Microsoft cannot justify silly Nokia deal
It was a silly move. Stratechery possibly said it best with an article titled, "The Deal That Makes No Sense"....
Design and types of GPS tracking units
A GPS tracking unit is a device which uses global positioning systems in determining the specific position or location of...
The best in mobile web design tactics
With the explosion in popularity of smartphones and tablets, mobile web design has experienced similar growth. Because so many rely...
Are cell phones and social media killing drivers?
Picture it. You’re driving down the road singing along to Britney Spears and your phone blows up with notifications. Your...
The growth of mobile
Four out of every five people in the world now have a mobile phone, and 84 percent can’t go a...
Best Android phones of 2013
The Android phones of 2013 come with cool new features that will make your mobile world a lot more enjoyable....
4 reasons #socialmedia has most people jumping on the smartphone bandwagon
Believe it or not, people are still using flip phones, Motorola Razors, and phones with buttons!… what? But those folks...
As Home fails, Facebook tries a lifeline with dock feature
The primary goal of Home, Facebook's Android app that basically takes over your phone, was to keep people more connected...
Holidays Unplugged: disconnect and relax
These days technology is all pervasive, unavoidable even, and we are grateful. It has made it simple to get things...
World’s first Braille smartphone
Smart phones have given millions of people easy access to information. Visually impaired consumers, however, have limited options when trying...
Samsung makes breakthrough in 5G technology but doesn’t expect commercialization until 2020
The good news: Samsung has made a breakthrough that inches us closer to having 5G mobile broadband technology at our...
iPhone is so old (according to Samsung)
If there's one way to make adults feel like they're behind on the times, it's by taking college students and...
Game consoles vs. mobile devices: Is console gaming on life support?
Some are already chiseling RIP on a tombstone for consoles, but in reality mobile devices aren't yet ready to seriously...
Microsoft positions itself away from the fray with new Lumia ad
Microsoft has had its shares of difficulties in two big arenas of late - selling phones powered by their operating...
12 examples of cell phone towers disguised as trees
Technology often gets accused of making our world less beautiful. Progress has a price and it's often associated with taking...
Today I learned that only 1/3rd of the world population is online
Perhaps I'm ignorant, but it struck me as somewhat shocking that only one-third of the world population is online. I...